> the state has trouble keeping power on
You're confusing CA with TX.
You're confusing CA with TX.
I used to live in Anza Valley (Riverside County), where the local co-op lost power at least once per month.
California do not have reliable power. California utilities have been charged with various felonies. California utilities had previously been allowed, by the state government, to increase rates without requiring routine maintenance to power and gas infrastructure.
I even personally know some people who worked on the grid. They told me the regulations keep them replacing decades old part designs because they’re the only ones approved.
The reality is California’s government is both incompetent and corrupt. Businesses are owned by the politicians in many cases, so you can’t really distinguish.
Convicted of federal felonies, in at least PG&Es case, both in the San Bruno gas explosion and the more recent fires.